Seesaw toy



MAI-ch 4 1924. 1,485,501

A. J. GIPSON SEESAW TOY Filed 'June 1. 1922 Patented Mar. 4, 1924 UET ANDREW J. GIPSON', OF PERKINS, OKLAHOMA.

SEFASAW TOY.

Application filed June 1,

my object being the provision of a simple.

inexpensive toy of this nature in which figures may be interchangeably mounted on the seesaw frame and its support and movement of certain of these figures provided for during operation of the seesaw frame in order to promote greater amusement from its manipulation and operation.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating 2 my present invention,

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the complete toy, the figures being shown in dotted lines,

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof with the figures removed, and

Figure 3 is an enlarged central vertical cross section.

Referring now to these figures my invention proposes a toy in the nature of a seesaw in which the seesaw frame is composed of wire with side portions and 11, whose outer ends are twisted around one another as at 10 and whose inner portions are spaced apart as at 12 in order to receive therebetween the upright or body portion 13 of a support in the form of a pedestal having a cross rod 14 extending therethrough, the ends of which project through central loops 15 of the side wires of the seesaw frame in order to form a fulcrum upon which the.see 5%? frame is tiltable and vertically swinga e.

The body portion 13 of the support is preferably formed of light sheet metal with depending lengthwise flared extensions 16 having outstanding feet 17 at their lower ends so as to form an effective support for the entire apparatus, and having upwardly curved wings 18 between said feet, serving 1922. Serial No. 565,080.

to limit downward movement of the ends of the swing frame.

At its top, the upright portion 13 of the pedestal or support is preferably provided with extensions 19 bent to form a horizontally disposed plate downwardly through which is loosely and rotatably mounted the depending stem 20 of a central figure holder, preferably formed of wire and having upper juxtaposed clasping rings 21 between which a fanciful figure of desired form may be clasped. This central figure holder also comprises, in addition to its rotatable stem 20 and its upper clasping rings 21, a lateral extension 22 above the pedestal and below the rings 21 terminating in an eye 23.

At its outer opposite ends the seesaw frame is also provided with figure holders in the form of upright, spaced, clasping rings 24 so that, like the central figure holder, figures of various forms and made of various materials, either flat or substantially flat, may be engaged between the clasping rings and interchangeably held thereby. In the present instance I have shown in Figure 1 by dotted lines certain human figures as at 25, but it is to be understood the figures of animals, birds and in fact figures of various natures may be substituted as desired by the user.

To the eye 23 of the central figure holder a flexible connection 26 is secured substantially at its center, the ends of this connec tion being extended along and above the seesaw frame and secured to the outer ends thereof as by means of connection as shown to the figure holders 24 at the ends of the frame.

Thus during the up and down swinging movements of the seesaw frame it is obvious that the central figure holder, with the figure carried thereby, will be oscillated and the central figure caused to alternately face the ends of the seesaw frame as they move downwardly. By this means in conjunction with the interchangeability of the figures owing to the type of figure holders employed, the amusement to be derived from operation of the toy is greatly increased.

I claim:

A seesaw toy consisting of a support in the form of a central upright pedestal, a seesaw frame fulcrumed on the pedestal,

5 figure holding devices carried by the ends of said frame and by the said pedestal, of which the latter is mounted to oscillate in a vertical plane on the pedestal above the seesaw frame and is provdied with a lateral extension, and a flexible connection secured at its center to said extension and at its ends to portions of the seesaw frame upon opposite sides of the fulcrum thereof.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

ANDREW J. GIPSON. 

